Eliezer Adjibi
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 September 2000 Benin |
| Home town | Ottawa, Ontario[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 100m: 10.04 (2024) |
Medal record | |
Eliezer Adjibi (born 23 September 2000) is a Canadian sprinter.[2]
Early life
[edit]He was born in Benin before living in Ottawa, Canada. He attended Louis-Riel High School and was initially a soccer player but began sprinting as a junior and had encouragement and guidance from Louis Riel Dome coach Lotfi Khaida, who competed for Algeria in the 1988 and 1992 Olympics. In his senior year he won silver and bronze medals in the Under-20 and 100 metres and 200 metres races at the 2018 Canadian Track and Field Championships. He later studied mechanical engineering at the University of Ottawa.[3][4]
Career
[edit]He is the a member of the C.A.N.I. Club where he is coached by former sprinter Lyndon George.[5] At the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games, his 100m time of 10.32 seconds broke the previous Canada Games’ record which has been co-held by three men since 2017.[3] That year, he also lowered his personal best time to 10.23 seconds and placed fourth at the Canadian Athletics Championships.[5]
In June 2024, Adjibi ran a personal best 10.04 seconds for the 100 metres (+2.00 m/s). At the same event he also ran a wind-assisted 9.98 seconds.[6] Later that month, he claimed second place in the 100 metres at the 2024 Canadian Athletics Championships in a time of 10.23 seconds, three one-hundredths of a second off the winning time posted by Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse. Subsequently, he was named as part of the Canadian relay pool for the 2024 Olympic Games.[3][5]
He was named in the Canadian team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China, in May 2025.[7] He ran the anchor leg of the mixed 4 x 100 metres relay, which made its debut as an event at the championships, as Canada won their heat and clinched their place in the final with the fastest time.[8][9] In the final, he ran as the Canadian team won the gold medal in the event.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Canadian Olympic Committee profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Eliezer Adjibi". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Uuksulainen, Kiefer (August 7, 2024). "613 in Paris: Sprinter Eliezer Adjibi finds his stride before Olympic debut in Paris". apt613.ca. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Warren, Ken (26 July 2024). "A Cinderella story: Upstart Ottawa sprinter gets his Olympic moment". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "HIGH ACHIEVERS: 'Late bloomer' Eliezer Adjibi delivers C.A.N.I. Athletics its first Olympian". Ottawa Pages. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Royal City Inferno Track and Field Festival". World Athletics. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "2025 WORLD RELAYS TEAM READY TO RUN". Athletics.ca. 16 Apr 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Japan, South Africa and Spain lead 4x100m heats, mixed relay makes dramatic debut in Guangzhou". World Athletics. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Canada's mixed relay team qualifies for the World Relays finals". cbc.ca. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "Canada claims inaugural World Relays mixed 4x100m crown in Guangzhou". World Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
